Irvine, California
Irvine, California | |
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| Coordinates: 33°40′10″N 117°49′23″W / 33.66944°N 117.82306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporated | December 28, 1971 |
| Named after | James Irvine |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Body | Irvine City Council |
| • Mayor | Larry Agran (D) |
| • Vice mayor | James Mai (R) |
| • City manager | Oliver Chi |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.92 sq mi (170.74 km2) |
| • Land | 65.61 sq mi (169.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) 0.52% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (318,629 (2025)) | |
• Total | 318,629 |
| • Rank | (2024) 2nd in Orange County 12th in California 60th in the United States |
| • Density | 4,689.1/sq mi (1,810.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 92602–92604, 92606, 92612, 92614, 92616, 92618, 92620, 92623, 92650, 92697 |
| Area codes | 949, 657/714 |
| FIPS code | 06-36770 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1660804, 2410116 |
| Sphere of influence | 74 miles (119 km) |
| Website | cityofirvine |
| Symbols of Irvine | |
| Flower | Lily of the Nile |
| Insect | Western Swallowtail Butterfly |
| Tree | Camphor |
| Vegetable | Asparagus |
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Irvine (/ˈɜːrvaɪn/) is a planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was named in 1888 for the landowner James Irvine. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 1971. The 66-square-mile (170 km2) city had a population of 318,629 as of June 2025. As of 2025, it is the third most populous city in Orange County, fifth most in the Greater Los Angeles region, and 72nd most in the United States.
A number of corporations, particularly in the technology and semiconductor sectors, have their national or international headquarters in Irvine. Irvine is also home to several higher-education institutions including the University of California, Irvine (UCI), Concordia University, Irvine Valley College, and campuses of University of La Verne and Pepperdine University.